New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-21
WAS THE CHILD BURIED ALTrEy

ONE OF THE WATCHERS HAD DOUBTS About IT,
STILL TIL" FUNFEAL TOOK PLACE ,
Emma Brown, the eight.yearold daughter Of William
Brown. has been confined TO her bed al her home Ma
1876 Greene-st, for the last six months with sicncs.
She suffered terribly all the time from pain in her lep.
and body and became much emaciatcd that she wa.
little more than living skeleton. She grow weaker all
the time and gradually wasted away under the d,,ea.e
Her face was white that it looked ii had been
carved out Of wax. Many times her mother has been
startled at her deahke appearance while asleep an
was only by bending close body that could bs
seen that she was breathing.
Friday she woke suddenly from sound sleep and
cried Murder Murder!" Her mother FASTENED to her
bedside. She said again, "Tbey are numbering me
mammal" The child groaned in agony and her BODY
was contorei by spasms and violent pains she cried
aloud frequently that she was being kIiei This vas
kent up for about hathour, then her voice became
husky and fainter her breathing spasnodic AMI finally
her whole body shvered as 70 shake the bed. ste
raised her head from her pillow, gave quick gasp and
fell back dead. Everybody who saw her sal that she
looked remarkably elike and many remarked that he
appeared TO be sleeping The child left in tie bed
until Yesterday. when she put into coffin by one
OF the Rev. Stephen Merritts assistants.
Mrs. Catharne Wicks a coiorei woman, who lives on
the first floor OF the same house with the Brown family
was the With the deal girl shortly before noon
Yesterday As she walking Dy Il side OF tie coffin
from the girls chest. She listened neny AMI heard
the noise again 1t sounded II the girl was struggling
10 breathe and there rattle in throat As II the
air was passing through mucus. Mrs. Wcks got look
ne-gass and tried of the tests for death by
placing II the chds mouth When she removed ID
she was Mortified to cloud the glass. similar 10
that made by the breath. Mrs. Brown. the girls
mother out Of the at the time an Mrs Wleks
went to h.r and told what she had done and
her belief that the child was alive Kun Tor DOCTOR"
said Mrs Brow and Mrs. Wick-
She went 10 Police Headquarters and told her story
10 CAPTAIN Grant who was Acting Superintendent. AZ
there are 10 physicians at Head quarters sunday the
Captain ordered her to a doctor somewhere In Jer
neghborhoo. The question Of poverty came IA at tas
point and all the people poor and without money
to pay a doctor, obtained TO examine the grL
While the search for physician was going on Tue
undertaken arrived NJ the house. He couli hot detect
OF life ana after short service the colin ~
was screwed down ami the BODY taken 10 the -lpls
Grove cemetery on Long Island, aid buried.
Mrs. Brown has had an idea All along ulat Tue cum
was dead but tits may have come from itoh, eN
c emcnt After Mrs Wlcks toll her ABOUT the l0"A1s
glass test she greatly agdied and regretted tAat
her poverty prevented her from keeping The ehld
longer Mrs Brown and her husband were s.rrpiag -
sOuudy last evening when reporter called al tHrn
home that they could not be awakened MIS- Lmlly
JOIN. on. lives in the apartment al oinnS iAe
Brow family, the child frequently after -hr va.
dead and though the body Oobed lfelike she All not
notice anJ thing to Indicate that the gri Was alive M
less II the fact that sue was nip AMI warm 10.
long time after death.
The child had .ciac rheumatism and vas attended
by Dr smith ~ the Northern II ,pen>ary. ana woman
phy scIan. The death certificate vas sIgnci Dy Ut
smith. lie did hot the child alter Ueath.